Old Man Emu

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:39 pm

I was wondering if any one has this suspension and if they liked it. Also where can you purchase it?

05_renegade · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:41 pm

yeah its the best decision i have ever made, by the way where are you located in MA

elephantrider · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:43 pm

i ran ome hd springs all the way around.
first had rusty's springs on there, but
once i put the arb up front, they didnt
last long so i upgraded to ome hd's
all the way around and didnt look back.

get with seth @ arb or quinn / heather
at all j's and they can hook you up.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:45 pm

I love it

I got mine from All-J's
http://boulderbars.com/kjproducts.htm

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:49 pm

05_renegade wrote:

yeah its the best decision i have ever made, by the way where are you located in MA

I'm located inSpencer Mass

tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:12 pm

Some say the shocks are to 'soft'. Springs are ok though.

Get OME 927 front / OME 948 rear.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:07 pm

tonycrd wrote:

Some say the shocks are to 'soft'. Springs are ok though.

Get OME 927 front / OME 948 rear.

what he said plus Ranchos work great,
RSX 17004 for the rear and RSX 17505 for the fronts.
Everywhere has the OMEs for about the same price, have bought them through AllJs, OK4WD and 4X4 Connection, depending on if they have them in stock and how quick the customer wants them installed. All 3 have shipped to me fast most in two or three days

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:39 pm

What do I ask for, A old Man Emu Suspension lift. How much will my vehicle go up? I heard it should go up 2.5 inches.

Xodius · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:50 pm

I have the OME HD all around and LOVE IT! I have my ARB with a M8000 winch on the front and hands down this is an awesome suspension! If you get it you will be spoiled...in fact go out and buy it now, NOW NOW NOW NOW!! You won't regret it!

Xodius · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:53 pm

icefisher45 wrote:

What do I ask for, A old Man Emu Suspension lift. How much will my vehicle go up? I heard it should go up 2.5 inches.

From center hub to flair I am at....22 1/2 front and 23 1/2 rear...I think that is what it is...or it is 23 1/2 front and 24 1/2 rear. It is really worth it. Seriously you can as Tom I emailed him a good 20 times, lmao, thanks again Tom for putting up with me. I also emailed Inc and a few others repeatably and once I did the plunge I asked myself why didn't I do it before? You will like it. It feels great, handles great and looks great. I am overly picky on things and this really is a no brainer. Seriously.

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:14 pm

Thank You, May I ask what size tire you run?

tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:47 pm

That's in his sig, 245/75/16 like most of us.

I got al of my stuff used, maybe that's an option for you. You'll have to be patient though...

I spend $364 on my front shocks (KONI, I ended up with 3 of them, 2 used 1 new, don't ask

) Price new: $635..

Front springs from Australia: $97

Rear springs+OME shocks and packers, also from Australia:$179

Set of Rancho 17004's from the US: $100

New Terraflex bumpstops from trailquest.com: $68

Now I am in Europe so this is al including high $$$ shipping and may not seem a good deal to you al but my friends paid $1175 for the OME kit.. :shock:

And then they had to pay someone to fit it.

I now spend $740 and have a set of OME rear shocks that I can sell, because I'm putting on the rancho's

Inc · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:56 pm

tonycrd wrote:

I now spend $740 and have a set of OME rear shocks that I can sell, because I'm putting on the rancho's

You are swapping the OME for Rancho?

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:00 pm

icefisher45 wrote:

What do I ask for, A old Man Emu Suspension lift. How much will my vehicle go up? I heard it should go up 2.5 inches.

you can just ask for the OME springs (numbers stated above) and also shocks from Summit Racing, local parts store or any number of online stores

tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:12 pm

Inc wrote:

You are swapping the OME for Rancho?

Yes, since the Rancho's are longer then the ome's. And have active valving.

Inc · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:13 pm

tonycrd wrote:

Yes, since the Rancho's are longer then the ome's. And have active valving.

Are the OME you have long travel?

tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:17 pm

Tell you the truth..I don't know. They are still somewhere floating around the Atlantic Ocean, I suppose they are the regular 132's. So not the L version.

Icefisher:

Shocks come in various flavours but best for your KJ are:

Rancho RSX 17505 up front / 17004's for the rear

Or a little more expensive:

OME 131 for the front and OME 132 for the rear. You can get long travel OME shocks for the rear from RLF or Boulderbars.com, the 132L.

Did you see this:http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=37164

If you are planning on getting an ARB or so front bumper as well I'd advise you to go with the OME 790 springs, there are some for sale right now by Incommando. See our for sale section...

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:53 pm

OME is the BEST and I would be willing to bet that 85% of the members on here have OME, I gained about 2.5" for just the coils and then with the clevis and rear iso I got it up to 3"

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